Wall-bracket.



No. 793,052. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905. F. W. OHIGKERING.

WALL BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK V. CHHIKERING, OF HARDlVIOlC, VERMON", ASSlG-N OR OF TlVO- THIRDS TO PLINY J. (JOWVLES AND ERlV IN H. OLMSTEAD, OF HARD- TVICK, VERMONT.

WALL-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,052, dated June 27, 1905.

Application filed October 20, 1904. Serial No. 229,230.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK \V. CIIICKERING, a citizen of the United States. residing in Hardwick, in the county of Caledonia and State of Vermont, have invented new and useful Improvements in Nah-Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wall-brackets such as are employed for the support of clocks, statuettes, ornamental articles, brie-a-lnae, etc.

The application of awall-bracket as ordinarily constructed to a wall requires a more accurate eye, better judgment, and a greater degree of mechanical genius than most people possess, and moving the bracket from place to place or removing it and replacing it, as when a wall is repapered, for instance, is apt to work much injury both to the wall and to the newly-applied paper.

My invention has for its principal object to obviate these diliiculties and render it easy for any person of ordinary intelligence to apply the bracket accurately to the wall, so that its shelf will be perfectly horizontal in either direction whether the wall is plumb or not and to remove all of the bracket except the holders without leaving unsightly holes or marks and without interfering with the process of repapering.

My invention comprises a pair of holders adapted to be firmly secured to the wall that is to say, they need not be removed when the shelf portion is taken down for any purpose, such as to be cleaned or to allow the wall to be rep-apered-a pair of brackets supported adjustably by the holders, and a shelf supported adjustably by the brackets and adapted to be raised, lowered, and leveled.

The nature of the invention is fully described below and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front elevation of my improved wall-bracket in position secured to the wall. Fig. 2 is a cross vertical section of the same, taken on line 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

(1 represents the wall of a room. Secured to this wall by means of suitable screws Z) are a pair of holders, each of which consists of a vertical plate r, made, preferably, of sheet metal and formed with the central vertical groove or channel (1' and raised edges (1, having inwardly-folded parallel lips 0. Near the upper and lower ends of the holders within the channel (3 are screw-holes 7/, arranged in pairs, the holes of each pair being separated by such a space that if a screw driven through one hole fails to tied a lath the screw driven through the other hole of the pair will succeed.

Each of the brackets proper--4 0., the parts which are supported by the holders and which support the shelvescomprises a vertical portion, a horizontal portion, andabrace. The vertical portion consists of a plate (I, provided near its lower end with a set-screwy", adapted to set into and against the channel portion a and formed up or out centrally at its upper end into a raised slideway or guide (1, centrally provided with a vertical slot (6". The horizontal portion consists of a plate {7, suitably screwed to the under side of the shelf /1/, said plate being formed at its lower end at substantially right angles into a downward extension y, which is adapted to slide vertically in the way or guide (Z and to beheld adjustably therein as to height by aset-screw f. The brace is a rigid arm /r, the lower end of which is secured to the portion (5 by the key Z1, headed into a dovetail or other suitable shape, which extends rigidly into a suitable hole in said portion (1. The upper end has its upper or inner edge la curved or rounded and provided with a projection k', which extends through a somewhat larger hole 1 in the portion g and is secured nonrigidly therein by heading it, as shown in Fig. 2.

In operation in order to apply the bracket to the wall the desired position for the holders c is first determined and indicated on the wall, and the holders are then one by one placed in position by driving a screw 6 through one of each pair of holes I). lf the first effort does not result in finding a lath, the screw may be applied to the other hole of the same pair, as they are placed at such a distance apart that one or the other will be opposite a lath. Hence it is always possible for each holder to be secured by two screws which extend into laths. The screw-holes .7) being located in the channeled or sunken portions 0 of'the holders, there is ample space for the heads to project somewhat above the surface of the channel in case they are driven in unskilfully or at an angle, and hence they will not interfere with the sliding of the legs (Z of the brackets, said legs moving on the raised edges 0". The brackets and shelf (which are fastened together) are then applied by inserting the lower ends of the legs (Z in the grooves formed by the lips 0'. The shelf is then to be leveled. In applying ordinary brackets, especially when a clock is to be supported, the leveling is difficult and is'often effected only after taking down and replacing the bracket two or more times, leaving the wall, of course, in bad condition. To level my bracket, an ordinary leveling instrument is laid upon the shelf, first longitudinally, the bracket-legs being raised or lowered relatively in the holders and set at the proper height by the screws f. The level is then placed transversely on the shelf, the screws f loosened, and the rear edge of the shelf raised or lowered until a level position is reached, when the screws f are set. This raising and lowering is rendered possible by the construction of the upper ends of the braces 75, said ends being curved at so that they can roll with relation to the horizontal portions 9 of the bracket, and having a loose connection with the said portions 9, so that the shelf can move or swing with relation to the braces. This isquite essential, as it is found thatmany walls both new and old are out of plumb. In case it is desired to paper or to cleanse the wall the set-screws f are loosened and all quickly and bodily removed except the holders. After the papering or cleansing process is completed the shelf and its connections are easily returned to their original position in and supported by the holders.

There are many practical and secondary advantages to householders arising from the use of this invention which it is not neces sary to enumerate in a specification of this nature. It may be emphasized, however, that it is intended in this invention to produce a Wall bracket which can be applied accurately, removed, and accurately reapplied by any person of ordinary intelligence, however unskilful and ignorant as to mechanics he or she may be.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a wall-bracket, the holders, each comprising a vertical plate 0 formed with the inwardly-extending lips 0' and a central channel or groove 0; the shelf-supports, each comprising the leg (Z formed with the raised and slotted slideway or guide (Z' cl, and the: horizontal portions 9, each provided with the downward extension 9; and means for adjustably securing said legs to the holders and said horizontal portions of the shelf-supports to the legs, substantially as described.

2. In a wall-bracket, the shelf-supports or brackets proper, each comprising a horizontal portion and a vertical portion adjustably connected at their adjacent ends; and braces 70 rigidly secured at their lower ends to said vertical portions, and loosely connected at their upper ends with said horizontalportions, whereby said horizontal portions and the shelf supported thereby may have their rear edges swung vertically and the angle of the shelf changed for leveling purposes with relation to said vertical portions, substantially as set forth.

3. In a wall-bracket, the shelf-supports or brackets proper, each comprising the horizontal portion g provided with the hole 9, and the vertical portion (Z, said horizontal and vertical portions being adjustably connected at their adjacent ends; and the braces is supported at their lower ends by'said vertical portions, and formed at their upper ends with the curved or rounded edges k and the projections ZJ extending loosely into said holes g whereby a certain amount of play or relative movement is provided at that point, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a wall-bracket, vertical holders adapted to be rigidly secured to the wall; shelfsupports or brackets proper, each comprising a horizontal portion and a vertical portion adjustably connected at their adjacent ends, said shelf-supports being adapted to be supported by, slide vertically in, and adjustably secured to the holders; and braces extending from the vertical to the horizontal portions of the shelf-supports, and connected therewith in such a manner as to allow a certain degree of adjustment as to the angle of the horizontal portion with relation to the vertical portion, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK I/V. CHICKERING.

WVitnesses:

L. A. KENT, IoNA MACKENZIE. 

